[computer-go] Go Rules at the Computer Olympiad

[David G Doshay]

Yes, I understand that the computer olympiad requires a  
representative to be present.

I am checking schedules to see if I can make it work at this late date.

Cheers,
David



On 29, Apr 2006, at 11:36 AM, Winands M (CS) wrote:

> Remote computation doesn't meen remote participation. The computer  
> olympiad isn't an internet tournament. You still need an operator  
> (==in preference yourself)  + (client) machine at the site. It is  
> important that the pondering (what the hell is the thing thining:))  
> should be visible + be stored in a log (in such a way that in case  
> of a dispute verification can be done). If interested please  
> contact us privately, then we will look into the details.
>
> Remi if you want to compete with your grid computer please let us  
> now. We will look at the internet connection. In case of technical  
> problems you still should be able to use your program on a local  
> machine. I believe with your tournament computer chess experience  
> it shouldn't be a problem to get everything running.
>
> Best,
>
> Mark
>
>
>
>
> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: computer-go-bounces at computer-go.org namens David G Doshay
> Verzonden: za 29-4-2006 19:11
> Aan: computer-go
> Onderwerp: Re: [computer-go] Go Rules at the Computer Olympiad
>
> How do we find out the requirements for remote participation? SlugGo
> is also a cluster application.
>
> http://currents.ucsc.edu/04-05/07-26/cluster.html
>
> I had not asked before because I had (apparently wrongly) assumed
> that remote participation would not be allowed.
>
> Cheers,
> David
>
>
>
> On 29, Apr 2006, at 4:36 AM, Winands M (CS) wrote:
>
>> Hi Remi,
>>
>> I have checked your question with the TD. We do not favour remote-
>> play in Go, although there is no strict ban.
>> We do understand that remote-play is necessary in case of using a
>> super-computer or grid-computing. The condition is that programmers
>> satisfy certain technical requirements regarding their software
>> (providing logs, replay etc.).
>>
>> The idea is that writing programs for these type of machines
>> progresses the state-of-the-art in (computer) science (or in Go:)).
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Mark Winands
>>
>>
>> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
>> Van: computer-go-bounces at computer-go.org namens Rémi Coulom
>> Verzonden: vr 28-4-2006 13:52
>> Aan: computer-go
>> Onderwerp: Re: [computer-go] Go Rules at the Computer Olympiad
>>
>> Winands M (CS) wrote:
>>> More info can be found at:
>>>
>>> http://www.cs.unimaas.nl/olympiad2006/rules/Go_rules.pdf
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> Mark
>>
>> Hi Mark,
>>
>> Thanks for the rules. I have not found any rule regarding remote
>> play. I
>> suppose it is forbidden for Go, right ?
>>
>> Our cluster was delivered to our lab two days ago. 7 dual opteron 275
>> (dual core, 2.2 GHz) on switched gigabit ethernet. Cool toy. I  
>> hope to
>> get it to work for next week's KGS tournament.
>>
>> Rémi
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